Category Archives: News

Barnsley Archives and Local Studies Service, the custodian of the borough’s documentary heritage, has been awarded the prestigious Archive Service Accreditation for the second time by the National Archives.   The accreditation recognises the service’s compliance with national standards and best … Continue reading →

Barnsley Archives and Local Studies, based in Barnsley Town Hall and part of Barnsley Museums, have new opening times.  From the week commencing Monday, 27 May 2024, the new opening hours for Barnsley Archives and Local Studies will be as … Continue reading →

A day of fun and learning for the whole family.    Worsbrough Mill and Country Park will be marking National Mills weekend with a day of activities that celebrates the UK’s milling heritage.   On Sunday 12 May, you will have the … Continue reading →

Barnsley Museums and Heritage Trust was awarded funding from Historic England as part of the ‘Know Your Neighbourhood’ program, to deliver activities aimed at tackling loneliness and social isolation, building on the work of the Eldon Street High Street Heritage … Continue reading →

If you have been walking in the parkland at Wentworth Castle Gardens, you may well have noticed or even walked past an obelisk, known as the Queen Anne monument.   Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, was a loyal supporter of Queen … Continue reading →

Cannon Hall Museum will become the backdrop to a movie set with the arrival of its new exhibition. ‘Costume from the Classics’ will open at the Museum, the set is a Georgian Country House, on Friday, 24 May and run … Continue reading →

The world’s oldest steam engine that remains where originally built is ready to celebrate a special anniversary this year, thanks to local volunteers. The Newcomen Beam Engine, the oldest steam engine in the world still in its original location, is … Continue reading →

Here is another update from Paul Stebbing, Archives and Local Studies Manager, about the conservation of the minute books of the former Brierley Parish Council. “During 2023 we continued to have repair work done on the minute books of the … Continue reading →

Barnsley Council are on a mission to find out what culture means to the people of the borough.   Culture is not just about arts and heritage, it’s about everything that makes us who we are and connects us to our … Continue reading →